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Raglan-Manu Bay surfForecast / Raglan and West Waikato / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 07 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Raglan-Manu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Raglan-Manu Bay sea temperature is
19.8° C
(Which is 3.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Raglan-Manu Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Raglan-Manu Bay at 2PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Raglan-Manu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 346 | 353 | 755 | 841 | 828 | 721 | 594 | 467 | 452 | 444 | 444 | 418 | 404 | 438 | 679 | 672 | 520 | 456 | 323 | 318 | 313 | 361 | 543 | 486 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- off | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:38PM 3.17 | 1:03AM 2.92 | 1:28PM 3.07 | 1:55AM 2.80 | 2:19PM 2.93 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:26AM 0.11 | 6:55PM 0.20 | 7:15AM 0.22 | 7:48PM 0.32 | 8:05AM 0.36 | 8:42PM 0.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
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